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Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and
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Practice Questions & Exam Review
2026/2027
Fluid Mechanics_
Fluid Mechanics_
Fundamentals
Fundamentals
and Applications
and Applications
Chapter 1 _Chapter
Study Guide,
1 _ Study
Practice
Guide,
Questions
Practice&Questions
Exam Review
& Exam
2026_2027
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hydrodynamics
a branch of physics pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids
hydraulics
liquid flow in pipes and open channels
Gas dynamics
Deals with the flow of fluids that undergo significant density changes, such as the flow of
gases through nozzles at high speeds.
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Plasma
state of matter at extremely high temperatures
(T/F) a fluid conforms continually under the influence of shear stress?
True
What is stress proportional to in liquids?
strain rate (fluid never stops deforming and approaches a constant rate of strain)
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